Battery container



Nov. 9, 1937. w. YOUNG BATTERY CONTAINER -Filed Jan. 7, 1935 5 i %i 7 5 a Patented Nov. 9, 1937 UNITED STATES'PATNT. OFFICE meam National Battery Company, co-poratiomo! Delaware St. Paul, Mlnn., a

Application anary 7, 1935-, sum No. 025

zClaims.

have his own speciflcations for the batteries to 4 be sold under his own brand, trade-mark or name. The batteries must alsobe furnished in a large number of different sizes and shapes with the result that the battery manufacturer, according to present practice, to supply the market must keep on hand very large and expensive inventories. This is particularly troublesome and expensive where, as is frequently the case, the dealers demand batteries with their various brands. trade-marks or names molded into the battery containers.

It is an object of this invention to meet the demand for a large number of dealers' names, trade-marks or brands molded into the battery containers and at the same time to reduce inaffecting important economies in .the battery 4 manufacturer's costs.

Other objects will appear and be more fully pointed out in the following specification and claims.

35 Referring to the drawing:

figure 1 is a side elevation of one of my improved battery containers;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of lig. 1; and

go Fig. 3 is a similar section showing a somewhat modified form of the device.

In the drawing the numeral 4 indicates -a storage battery container of the one-piece molded type constructed from suitable hard rubber 4.5 composition or from other suitable material, such as the bituminous compositions in common use. The container 4 has the usual or suitable ends, bottom, cell partitions. side walls and handles molded as a. unitary structure. The main so side panels i are preferably formed with outer surfaces which are oflset inward from the corner, top and bottom members 8, 'l and 8 repectively, the outer surfaces of the atter being. in a common plane. as shown in Flgs. 2

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Formed to nt into a recess in either or both of the side panels 5 is a name plate s having the name, brand or trade-mark II projecting in bas-relief. This plateand the 'identification characters are fonned from material which has s a coemcient of expansion approximatelyequal to that of the material from-which the container is formed and are acid-resistant and durable and preferabl'y have the appearance of an integral part of the main container. The plate 10 9 fits snugly in a recess ll formedin one of the panels 5 and at one point in its edge or periphery a notch is formed in the plate to receive a projecting tooth or lug I! formed in the panel 5. Thus interlocking projections are formed on 15 the plate and container to insure 'against the improper positioning of the plate in the recess in the container, suitable adhesive is preferably employed to securelyfesten the plate in the recess. v

An alternate form oi' securing device is shown in Fig. 3, `wherein the name plate has a dovetail interlock with the recess in the panel i, the sideedges or periphery i: of the recess being undercut. The plate 9 is constructed of sufliciently resilient material to permit bending and to cause it to spring into interlocking engagement with the undercut sides of the recess when inserted. With this type of fastening means it is -unnecessary to employ adhesive to secure the plate in position.

Where the battery containers are constructed from black, hard rubber composition. a relatively resilient, tough and non-fragile rubber composition of like color is empioyed in the construction of the name plates so that the plates, when in place on the containers, have the' appearance of an integral part thereof. It will be understood that the plates may be secured in recesses in one or both sides or ends of the containers and that the projecting faces of the characters or other surfaces of the plates may be decorated or-colored to give the desired appearance.

My device meets the requirement for durable surfaces on the containers which must withstand considerable wear and shock in the handling and must also resist the acid which is often spilled on. the exterior surfaces. Very substantial economies result to the battery manufacturer from the use of my improved container construction because containers for several dealers can be made in the same molds with the recesses ll of uniform. size and shape. The expense of providing the specially formed plates 9 for each dealer desiring his own identification men i reltively mli s eompared with the ecet of mintining the large inventories hereto- !ote required and the plote; are quickly and Eving described my invention, what I claim u new nd desh-e to protect by Letters Patent b:

The eombintion with a molded storage btte'y container !or'med with a. recess in its autor surface, of name plate i'ormed from moided, acid-resttnt composition having 'the pperuce b! an intend part oi said continer und coemcient or expansion. approximtely 'oni to tht of said oontainer, said plote iits ume ting mugly in said recess and being ecurely bonded to the container wall in said recess.

2. 'I','he combination with a storage battery eontaineof molded composition formed with a recess in its outer surface, of 9. plate of molded composition formed with a legend thereon in bur-rene! iitting in said reces and having the appeamnce o! an integral part of said continer, the depth of said reeess being such that marginsi portion; of said container aflord a guu-d for said pinte and an adhesive seem-ing said plote in said recess.

JOHN WESTLE'Y YOUNG. 

